tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52149231250307336202024-03-05T07:18:29.568-05:00Telephoto Mo: a blog by Boston photographer Maureen Cottona blog by Boston photographer Maureen Cotton, Newton portrait photographer, Boston product photographyMaureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-79712673073557231972009-09-09T14:03:00.006-04:002009-09-10T14:34:50.222-04:00new blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.maureencotton.com/blogging/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 97px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/new_blog/new_blog.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Great news! I’ve started blogging directly on my website at <a href="http://www.maureencotton.com/blogging/">maureencotton.com/blogging</a><br /><br />Visit me there! I’m very excited about this so I feel a bout of blogging coming on; join <a href="http://www.maureencotton.com/staging/?feed=rss2">the RSS feed.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.maureencotton.com/blogging/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-Ol-clFvRFeuRE_fuxVUPM5uMtSHGOCubcW4IJndCurXMhGAc5Cbwo_naDCX1jlOnvjJsPLJNBxPixOyicSrAHZkbs4C3YDCHZo8q73AvwCbVFWM3i0aKCLuTkBsnoJqCc4l3usIwlPB/s400/Picture+24.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379530769752513410" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-7761042990759975272009-08-15T14:11:00.008-04:002009-08-17T10:31:02.233-04:00acupuncture photoshoot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This week was photoshoot number two for <a href="http://www.centralpathacupuncture.com/" target="_blank">Central Path Wellness</a>. The challenge was to represent acupuncture in a way that won’t disturb people who don’t yet know that acupuncture needles are nothing like medical needles, in fact it’s an incredibly relaxing treatment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Owner of Central Path and acupuncturist Brendan Carney.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_model/central_path_model_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brendan and Abbey.<br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-40055216623830702722009-08-14T17:59:00.004-04:002009-08-14T18:06:31.629-04:00candid wedding photography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A photographer takes hundreds of photos at a wedding these days, editing them down can be a real challenge. I always find that my favorites are the candid emotional moments, so here’s a few from last Friday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_13.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_14.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_16.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 438px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_19.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_22.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_21.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_23.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wedding_jd/wedding_jd_24.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-68619034812389782832009-08-11T20:06:00.005-04:002009-08-14T10:23:54.566-04:00other side of the lens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/mo/mo_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/mo/mo_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My good friend and fellow photographer <a href="http://ecovisualcom.com/index2.html" target="_blank">Rick Colson</a> recently commented on the lack of professional portrait on my facebook page. This soon lead to him shooting me. It was a good experience to be on the side of a pro lens so I remember what I’m putting people through.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/mo/mo_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/mo/mo_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-13253155641381071782009-08-10T17:43:00.006-04:002009-08-14T10:26:24.270-04:00business card design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/makso/makso_06_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/makso/makso_06_front.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last week I finished a business card design for Christina Marie who is starting her own interior design business. She does beautiful watercolor renderings of her designs. I thought that was unique and intimate, so we used that feel and color scheme to get started...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/makso/makso_06_back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/makso/makso_06_back.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-19870915688473099422009-08-05T12:11:00.008-04:002009-08-14T10:26:52.345-04:00herbal shoot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A fabulous new wellness studio, <a href="http://www.centralpathacupuncture.com/" target="_blank">Central Path Acupuncture</a>, has opened around the corner from my house (on Moody Street, Waltham). I’m working with the owner, Brendan Carney, to create imagery for the website. Yesterday we began with photographing herbs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>These 5 herbs represent the 5 element of Chinese medicine, which then correlate to an organ, color, etc.. Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/central_path_herbs/central_path_herbs_12.jpg"><br /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-890826936250408842009-08-01T11:04:00.008-04:002009-08-14T10:27:14.275-04:00mo and the monks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Yesterday Becky D and I led the monks through the Museum of Fine Arts. Afterward we discussed art, beauty, divinity, and pop music over dinner.<br /><br />All photos by <a href="http://beckydaroff.com/" target="_blank">Becky Daroff. </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 298px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_03.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/07/31/mo-monks-and-the-mfa.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/monks_mfa/mfa_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>See the <a href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/07/31/mo-monks-and-the-mfa.html" target="_blank">whole story on Becky’s blog.</a></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-24579239120862109532009-07-29T23:10:00.007-04:002009-07-29T23:41:30.209-04:00best-sellers<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_07.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"Mr. Gotsill's Tree," Yarmouthport, MA</span><br /><br /></div>This summer has been my first time participating in an art market where I put my personal work out there for others to purchase. It’s been eye-opening talking to people about my photographs and discovering what images appeal to them and why.<br /><br />This is a collection of the best-selling images so far. A lot of black and white, all but one originating from a 35mm negative.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_01.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Sinking bike near a river, Nijmegen, The Netherlands</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_02.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Berkeley, CA</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_03.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">St. Marc’s Square, Venice</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_04.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Venetian Staircase</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_05.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">“Best view of Boston,” Charles MGH subway stop</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa_selects/SoWa_06.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Moss Staircase, County Clare, Ireland</span><br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-30329145700107602892009-07-22T16:48:00.009-04:002009-07-22T18:49:53.930-04:00island adventures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I spent last night on Grape Island in Boston Harbor, where my sister is a park ranger.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>She lives in a yurt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is bittersweet.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>“Bittersweet limbo” she does with the kids who visit the island.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>She lead me on a “wild edibles” tour. This is milkweed. Don’t eat it unless you drain the “milk” out.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Milkweed flowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This kids wandered over from his Outward Bound campsite and Ranger Val showed him some of the island’s treasures.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_13.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>See urchin.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_14.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Lobster claw.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Bird egg on the dock.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_16.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Even though it was wet and freezing we continued on to do some tide-pooling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Since it was a new moon Low Tide was the lowest it ever is.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_19.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_21.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_22.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We picked up this little periwinkle...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_23.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>and hummed to him so he’d emerge.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_24.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It worked!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_25.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In fact, he loved my hand so much he either laid eggs or defecated on it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_26.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A mussel freshly eaten by a sea gull.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_28.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dead skate. In the shark family.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_27.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Val suggested that we cook up some of these mussels and clams for dinner. Until...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_30.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>she reach into the water and found...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_31.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>this. A group of mussels that she guesses is infected by the bacteria they call The Red Tide. Or something else equally gross.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_32.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So we lost our seafood appetites and cooked a can of beans.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_33.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Lowest of the low tide.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_34.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_35.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_36.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dock at night, lit by the town of Weymouth.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_37.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_38.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Elliot is the island’s other ranger who lives in the yurt with Val.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_39.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Elliot snapped this one of us o’natural.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/grape_island/grape_40.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We also went kayaking and some other things that were either too wet or too fun to take pictures of. I might go back with my camera waterproofed so stay tuned.<br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-79864498754856260862009-07-20T11:32:00.002-04:002009-07-20T11:48:46.930-04:00cuteness attack!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Today my roommate stopped by with the little girl who she nannies for. This little firecracker took over the house instantly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>She had never seen a big camera before and was taken aback for a moment. But just a moment...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Then she wanted it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Then it was sippy-cup time.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/celia/celia_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-65081674861724431382009-07-15T14:21:00.005-04:002009-07-15T14:35:39.037-04:00SoWa success! selling photos at an art market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa/mo_sowa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa/mo_sowa.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My painter friend<a href="http://beckydaroff.com/" target="_blank"> Becky Daroff</a> and I teamed up to be vendors at SoWa Sundays, an artists’ market in Boston’s South End. So far we’ve have two great days! This past weekend was a beautiful day and the market was bustling. Becky snapped this photo of me in our tent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa/sowa_sign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 465px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa/sowa_sign.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Come by next time: July 26, August 16, or Sept 27. It’s free, from 10am – 4pm. It's a great way to spend an urban summer Sunday! Learn more at <a href="http://www.southendopenmarket.com/" target="_blank">www.southendopenmarket.com.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/07/12/sowa-open-market-take-2.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/sowa/sowa_b_blog.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Becky posted many more photos on <a href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/07/12/sowa-open-market-take-2.html" target="_blank">her blog.</a><br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-10339513742091612822009-07-11T17:01:00.009-04:002009-07-14T13:05:40.133-04:00cherry picking and wine tasting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Part 2 of the Berkshires last weekend included cherry picking in Ghent and wine tasting in New Marlborough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Aaron and I tag-teamed it: one on the ladder, one catching the fruit.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>At <a href="http://www.ltewinery.com/" target="_blank">Les Trios Emmes winery</a> a $5 wine tasting includes a tour of their family-run facility.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_13.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>"No one really knows exactly what happens in the aging process," he told us. It's just a delicious mystery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_14.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The tasting also includes food pairings for each of the 5 wines you taste.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_16.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 477px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_19.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The ladies with their local goodies.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/cherries_20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I just could not get enough photos of Sara P rockin’ the vintage glasses. Do you know Sara P? If not you should visit <a href="http://www.saraparrilli.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">her blog </a>to see her cakes, clothes, drawings, and many other creations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/mo_cherries.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 419px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/cherries/mo_cherries.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Aaron snapped this one with his phone after catching me in the act!<br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-15412484309009302002009-07-08T16:11:00.005-04:002009-07-15T14:18:56.819-04:00a little Berkshires beauty and a little hike<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_01.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>I spent the 4th in the Berkshires with a handful of my favorite people.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_02.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>We were lucky enough to stay at a beautiful house in Copake. View from the back porch.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_04.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_03.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is my little sister and she will kill me when she sees I posted this photo. It interests me as an experiment in using flash to balance the exposure of foreground and background.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_05.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sara agreed to hike Laura’s Tower with her accordion!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_06.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_08.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Our friend Elena makes these Accordion Back Straps for good back support while playing. It is an essential component of hiking with an accordion. Check them out at <a href="http://accordionbackstrap.com/">accordionbackstrap.com</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_07.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_09.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_10.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>It was Aaron's first time seeing the Berkshires from the tower.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_11.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_11.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Valerie's first time up there too!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_12.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_13.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Music atop the tower!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_14.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sarah absorbs the music and the sun.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_15.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_15.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_16.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_16.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_18.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_18.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>We all took turns carrying the accordion.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_17.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_17.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_19.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_19.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_20.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/b_hike_20.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Success!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/07/04/weekend-in-the-berkshires.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/berkshires_hike/becky.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>My artist friend Becky was also there and posted photos on <a href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/07/04/weekend-in-the-berkshires.html" target="_blank">her blog.</a><br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-8899760808828217162009-06-23T14:43:00.005-04:002009-06-23T16:03:41.498-04:00business portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/bb/bb_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/bb/bb_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Barbara Bonner is returning to running her own consulting biz and needs a new headshot for the occasion. We worked together last week to get the right look.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/bb/bb_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/bb/bb_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/bb/bb_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/bb/bb_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-32920567595020270252009-05-30T22:54:00.008-04:002009-08-14T10:33:13.528-04:00WaterFire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last weekend was my first time experiencing WaterFire in Providence where they light fires that float all along the river. You can sit in one spot and take it in, or follow the river like a bread crumb trail.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>There's room and a good spot for everyone to have an outdoor fireside evening. Even though there were hundreds of people, the atmosphere was slow, calm, meditative. It’s happening through the summer so check out <a href="http://www.waterfire.org/" target="_blank">waterfire.org.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/05/22/waterfire.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/waterfire/firewater11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I went with my friend and fellow artist Becky Daroff who also posted <a href="http://www.photoblog.com/bdaroff/2009/05/22/waterfire.html" target="_blank">a photo blog</a> about the evening!Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-65236842990486466352009-05-28T10:00:00.005-04:002009-05-28T10:07:47.722-04:00Venice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_01.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Preparing photos to make prints and note cards (to sell at<a href="http://www.southendopenmarket.com/"> SoWa Open Markets</a> this summer) has led me into my European archive. I’ve been looking at photos I haven’t thought about in years! Including these from a high school trip to Venice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_02.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 479px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_03.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_04.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>It snowed on the first day of Lent (how perfect after the big party of Carnival!). They say it snows about once every 5 years or so.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_07.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_07.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_06.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_06.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_05.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/venice/venice_07.JPG"><br /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-56584128810898921452009-05-07T23:43:00.009-04:002009-08-14T10:25:48.194-04:00here comes wedding season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In preparing to meet with this year's brides and grooms I’ve been sorting through old images. Here are some that I’ve selected.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 270px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 258px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 279px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_13.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_14.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 263px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_16.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_19.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 480px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/weddings/gallery/source/image/mcotton_20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-49286988785835752692009-05-04T11:56:00.004-04:002009-07-15T17:04:18.329-04:00Ireland café exhibition<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Keltic Krust, a long-standing Irish bakery and café in Newton, is currently exhibiting photos from my Ireland trip last winter (2008). The reception has been quite positive; regulars notice and appreciate the new images right away, and they have sparked many nostalgic conversations with the Irish customers.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ancient 'Bee-hive' Hut photo with my artist's statement below.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/keltic/keltic_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-8157849160901049322009-04-28T19:12:00.001-04:002009-07-15T17:06:13.429-04:00photographing paintings<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My friend Becky and I are getting ready to sell our work at this summer’s SoWa Open Markets in the South End. She’s a painter, so we spent Saturday trying to get perfect images for her to make prints. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to get well-lit glare-free images of oil paintings, but it’s not easy...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Becky stood behind the easel in case the 90-degrees-to-the-floor painting fell.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It was a strange moment for me, to photograph this painting of myself based on a photo from 3 years ago.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This one, also of me, is from January, when I had just moved back to Boston...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This one is called “Berkshire Red.”<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/becky/becky_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Check out more of Becky’s work at <a href="http://beckydaroff.com/paintings/">http://beckydaroff.com/paintings/</a>.<br /></div>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-82636213372350976122009-04-27T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:26:47.462-04:00Walden Pond<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Yesterday, what I called the “Suddenly Summer Sunday,” I celebrated by going to Walden Pond. It was busy as one would expect, but I managed to find my own quiet in the sun just the same. I slipped my tiny 7-year-old Olympus camera (an unimpressive D-540) in with my towel and water bottle. Many features on it have died, but it still takes a picture!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It was strange to be soaking up the hot sun, while being surrounded by dormant trees. But there were still many signs for the coming season!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/walden/walden_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-27992342165652114002009-04-20T12:47:00.000-04:002009-04-21T08:53:05.485-04:00food, food, food!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Over the past month I’ve had some great meals with great company! And I’ve snapped a new photos here and there...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>First, there’s the notable Chocolate Dinner. Months in the planning Katie and Brian created an evening centered entirely around chocolate. Mmmmmmm... to begin Katie set out a chocolate platter so we could compare the subtleties of these dark fair-traded chocolate bars.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The chocolate hostess!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The chocolate host!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_05.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Apples in chocolate pudding!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_06.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sweet potato burritos with mole (chocolate!) sauce and goat cheese and almonds folded into collard greens.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Erin awaiting the first bite.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_08.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>After dinner we had chocolate mousse cakes while watching the lovely film Chocolat!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_14.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Looking back a little bit, we had planned to have a Superbowl party and serve some mussels. But instead we had a mussels party with the TV on in the background. Pete did his magic as always...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_16.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>When the food came out no one talked to each other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 384px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last week was Paul’s birthday!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/food/food_13.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Becky, a fabulous painter, came to celebrate. Check out her paintings of people and sculptures here: <a href="http://beckydaroff.com/paintings/">http://beckydaroff.com/paintings/</a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-82022817706728146522009-04-14T20:06:00.000-04:002009-04-20T14:15:47.527-04:00art feature for Wilderness House Literary Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/WHLR/01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/WHLR/01.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>A collection of 12 photographs from my documentary <a href="http://www.ridiculousandsublime.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ridiculous and Sublime: Life in an Inner-City Franciscan Monastery</span></a> is the art feature for the local Wilderness House Literary Review online. I included audio clips from the trailer as the captions.<br /><br />Check it out and read some great poetry too! <a href="http://www.whlreview.com/#Art">The Wilderness House Literary Review</a>.<br /><br />The film is moving along slowly and surely. This week I am interviewing Brother Masseao who just joined the community this year. A novice's perspective should be interesting!<br /><br />In related news, I gave my first (of many!) public talks about the film yesterday at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. The audience was as interested in my story and process with the monastery as about the Brothers themselves, which is interesting feedback for me. The trailer and all accompanying media was well received.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/WHLR/02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/WHLR/02.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/WHLR/03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/WHLR/03.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-34845823450854534042009-03-17T22:19:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:36:25.363-04:00photo for the Atlantic Monthly food blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://food.theatlantic.com/kummer%20mar17%20sodabread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 275px;" src="http://food.theatlantic.com/kummer%20mar17%20sodabread.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I have always believed that when we are passionate we can turn any circumstance into a part of our artistic/professional journey. Today, while selling Irish soda bread and making cappuccinos at a bakery down the street from my home, I was offered proof.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/by/corby_kummer">A writer</a> from the Atlantic Monthly came in to buy bread and asked a few questions. He expressed his need to photograph the bread. I started shifting some loaves around and I said I understood because I was a photographer. He handed me his camera and said "Great, you'll be better at this." His camera and his cell phone were one in the same, so I had to work with a few technical limitations. Here it is, my first editorial shot for the Atlantic Monthly. <a href="http://food.theatlantic.com/corbys-fresh-feeds/the-glory-of-irish-baking.php">See the article here.</a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-21749154711630482242009-03-05T13:06:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:08:44.283-05:00new product by Michael Wainwright<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/wainwright_new/mw_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214923125030733620.post-68662207265947082512009-02-19T11:31:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:52:30.296-05:00law office portrait session<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing Doug and Pat Watson, of Watson and Watson Law Office in Newburyport, MA. I’m working with them to update their website, and new photos is a piece of this process.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_03.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 448px;" src="http://maureencotton.com/blog/watsons/watsons_04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Maureen Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376388997982054709noreply@blogger.com0